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In Vienna, two men believed to have participated in the attack were arrested. Meanwhile, the Styrian Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of Islamist threats in Graz.
Vienna After the terrorist attack in Vienna on November 2, two people were arrested in Vienna who are believed to be related to the attack. Both arrests were made on Friday, the Vienna prosecutor said on Sunday. DNA traces from one of the men, a 26-year-old Austrian with Afghan roots, were found in the murder weapons.
The arrests were based on arrest warrants from the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office. A spokeswoman for the prosecutor said custody requests must be filed Sunday during the day. Authorities are also said to have searched at least one apartment in the federal capital, the “Kronen Zeitung” reported. According to the prosecution, at present “there are no indications” for the report in the “Kronen Zeitung”, according to which one of the detainees would have played a leading role in a short video of a cell phone that appeared on the night of the crime, supported for the Albanian rap song “AK47”. In the clip, which is only about ten seconds long, you can see the shadow of two men in a BMW with such a weapon, or at least an identical Zastava M70.
Not enough resources
Meanwhile, an email from the head of the Styrian State Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the Fight Against Terrorism (LVT), Rupert Meixner, caused a stir: according to a report from the “Kronen Zeitung”, Governor Hermann Schützenhöfer ( ÖVP) warned in November that “guys like Assassin from Vienna” would also roam free and unsupervised in Styria. There are currently 23 threats in Styria, 25 new investigators are needed to monitor them, and even 350 investigators are required for full surveillance.
The content of the report was not confirmed by the press office of the Styrian Police Directorate, but it was confirmed that there was an email from Meixner to the governor. Meanwhile, the director of the State Police, Gerald Ortner, referred to the ongoing reform of protection of the constitution, which he welcomed. In addition to a new structure, what is needed above all is an expansion of legal powers, he said. This makes staff-intensive monitoring much more effective.
“Inappropriate people in LVT”
In addition, it should also be possible for deployed personnel to specialize. This could be possible by separating investigations from the intelligence service and the state police. “Both areas require specialists, but in different fields of activity. There is no doubt about the need to add personnel to the protection of the constitution, ”said the director of the state police. One hundred percent security is an illusion. “Just suspending security on the personal situation would be too short. Responsible security policy requires trust and discussions in the background. “
LVT leader Meixner is also apparently not satisfied with the establishment of his own office. In his email to Schützenhöfer, he writes that all positions at LVT should be advertised again, as there are “absolutely unsuitable people who must be replaced.” (APA)
